Structure 67B00090N · Letcher County, KY

Ky-1862 over North Fork Ky River

Carries Ky-1862 over North Fork Ky River, 0.3 Mi. E. Jct. US 119.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

76 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a girder bridge.

Built1926100 years old
Length76.1 ft23.2 m
Daily traffic2,028counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLetcher
Location0.3 Mi. E. Jct. US 119
CarriesKy-1862
CrossesNorth Fork Ky River
Coordinates37.13722, -82.76583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area183.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,028 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number067B00090N

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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